Lantern-holder.



N. D. BJORKLUND.

LANTERN HOLDER.

APPLICATION mun JAN.20,1910.

Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

Inventor;

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NILS .'D. BJORKLUND, 0F MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

LANTERN-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented se t. 13, 1910.

Application filed January 20, 1910. Serial No. 539,079.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NILs D. BJoRKLoNo, citizen of the United Statesresiding at Manchester, New Hampshire, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Lantern-Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to holders for lanterns, and is especially adaptedfor use on Wagons and the like, whereby an ordinary lantern may berigidly secured to the vehicle at any suitable point on therunning-gear, or on the dashboard, although I prefer to attach it. tothe front axle.

The object of this invention is to provide a holder for a lantern of theordinary hand type, which may be held rigidly in relation to a vehicle,but which will permit of the lantern being easily secured in place orremoved therefrom when so desired.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts anddetails of construction hereinafter described and particularly pointedout in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification :Fi'ure 1 is a rear elevation of my lantern holder secured on the axle of avehicle, and showing an ordinary hand lantern in place in dotted lines;Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a top lan viewdetached from the axle and showlng the lantern in dotted lines; and Fig.4 is a detail showing means for attaching the holder to the dashboard orthe like.

In these drawings, like numerals of reference designate similar partsthroughout the several views.

The holder is simple in construction, and may be cast in one piece, withthe exception of the pivotally jointed arm, and may be made of malleableiron or any desired material. It comprises a bottom bar 1 for supportingthe lantern, and side bars 2 and 3 which, at points about midway oftheir height, are provided with forwardly extending arms 4 and 5 toembrace the side tubes 6 of the lantern. The upper ends of the bars 2and 3 converge into a plate 7, said plate having rearwardly extendlngupper and lower flanges 8 and 9 adapted to fit an ordinary vehicle axle,represented at 10.

In the lower flange 9 I provide tightening bolts 11 which, when screwedup against the axle and locked there by the lock-nuts 12, secure theholder rigidly in position.'

The forwardly extending arm 4 is rigid in relation to the holder-frame,and is suitably grooved at 13 to embrace one of the side tubes 6. Theother forwardly extending arm 5 is composed of a stud 5, which haspivoted thereto the bell crank lever 5 the forward end of which embracesthe other side tube 6 of the lantern similarly to the arm 4. To thelateral arm of the bell crank is secured one end of a coil spring 14,which is attached at its other end to a pin 1.5 carried by the side arm2. This spring and pivot arrangement permits of the lantern being easilyput in place or removed therefrom.

Sometimes it may be found more convenient to mount the lantern on thedash board of the vehicle, and for this purpose I provide a spring clip16 of suitable shape and size to clamp over the dash 17, as shown inFig. 4. The flanges 8 and 9 assist in this clamping action to secure theholder rigidly in place. The clip 16 is detached from the holder inordinary use, but is quickly secured in position by passing the endsinto holes 18 in the flange 8, and tightening the screws 19 provided forthat purpose.

Having thus described my device what I claim as novel and desire tocover by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. The combination with a tubular hand lantern, of a skeleton frame, apair of horizontally extending arms carried by the frame to embrace theside tubes of the lantern, one rigid and the other yieldingly pivoted inrelation thereto, with means for securing said frame rigidly to thevehicle, substantially as described.

2. In a lantern holder of the class described, a skeleton frame,comprising a bottom supporting bar, a pair of side bars havingintermediate of thelr hei ht horizontally extending arms to embrace t eside tubes of a hand lantern, one rigid and the other yieldingly pivotedin relation thereto, said side bars converging into a plate at theirupper ends, provided with rearwardlv extending flanges adapted to engagewith the vehicle axle or other part of the runninggear, and lock-boltsfor securing the whole 1n rigid position, substantially as described.

3. In a lantern of the class described, a skeleton frame comprising abottom supporting bar, a pair of side bars having, in-

termediate of t heirheight horizontally eX- ment with a vehicledash-board substantending arms for embracing the side tubes tially asdescribed. 10 of a hand lantern, one rigid and the other In testimonywhereof, I afiix my signature yieldingly pivoted in relation thereto,said in presence of two Witnesses.

side bars converging into a plate at their NILS D. BJORKLUND. upper endsprovided With rearwardly eX- Witnesses:

tending flanges, and a spring clip removably ERNEST A. MERRILL,

secured to one of said flanges for engage-V FRED T. DUNLAP.

